It was introduced a few months ago as a pilot event in 24 beach areas. From now on, punishment for smoking on the beach outside a place specially allocated for this purpose will be a fine of up to one hundred thousand Thai baht, which at the local rate means about three thousand dollars, or imprisonment for up to one year.

Representatives of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources of Thailand, as well as high-ranking tourist and marine police officers who will be responsible for compliance with the new decree, have repeatedly stated in recent weeks that at first the authorities will in most cases only warn offenders of liability without specifying, however , how long will this period last.

At the same time, all the beaches will now have signs warning of the ban and responsibility for its violation in three languages: Thai, English and Chinese. Also, all these beaches will be equipped with separate places for smoking at the entrance to the beach.

Among the most popular beaches for smoking bans are Banchian beach in Trat province, Lem Sadet in Chanthaburi province, Seng Chun in Rayong province, Pattaya (including Jomtien), Bang Sung and Sai Keo in Chonburi province, Cha-Bour beach areas, Am, Hua Hin and Khao Takiap in the provinces of Phetchaburi and Prachuap Kirikhan, Sai Ri beach in Chumphon province, Play Sai in Nakhon Sithammarat province, Chalhathat in Songkla, Vasukri in Pattani, Ko Khai Nok and Ko Khai Nai (island beaches) in the province of Phang , the beaches of Phra E, Khlong Dao and Co Quang in the provinces and Krabi, Chao Samran in the province of Trang.

On the large islands belonging to Thailand, the beaches of Bo Phut on the island of Koh Samui, Chalok Ban Khao on the island of Tao and Patong on the island of Phuket fall under the ban.

The decree applies equally to Thai citizens and foreign tourists.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, the Thai authorities decided to ban smoking on the twenty most popular beaches.

The goal of this solution is to clean the beaches of a huge number of cigarette butts, which by the evening carpet cover the sand. As reported on Tuesday, October 20, the Bangkok Post newspaper, the survey shows that the marine biological resources department of the marine biological center of Phuket conducted by the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources has a stub on each square meter of the beach, and on an area of ??2.5 square kilometers there are more than a hundred.